Dele Momodu: Tinubu deceived by defections, Nigerians still suffering

A former Presidential Candidate and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu, has said Nigerians are still suffering under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine, stated while featuring on Soni Irabor Live, a programme on News Central, on Saturday.

He said, “But everywhere you turn in Nigeria, people are crying. I have never seen this level of bitterness and I hope the president is taking this criticism in good faith.

“I hope people are telling him the situation of things out there because there is no way he can feel or know it. He who feels it knows it.”

He expressed doubt that the president might not know the actual situation on ground, suggesting that the gale of defection hitting the opposition parties might have given the president wrong impression of progress.

“So I am not sure that the president actually knows what is going on because if you see all the governors decamping to your party, won’t you think you are the greatest thing that happened to Nigeria?

“You can’t blame the man if he feels that way.”

Momodu further lamented that the Nigerian constitution has long been thrown overboard, adding that politicians who are fond of switching from one party to another should be ready to forfeit their positions.

“But you know that we’ve thrown our constitution to the Atlantic Ocean long ago. The constitution has been thrown overboard, which is unfortunate.

“The constitution says clearly that if somebody elected on the platform of the party decides to decamp, then he would have to vacate that seat.

“So any man who is tired of his political party should be ready to forfeit everything and take it in good faith. You cannot continue to live as if you are still in power.

“The party in power is the one who has the right to define who will represent them.

“But today, people cross carpet. You can wake up with APC, and in the evening, you are in the PDP, then the following morning, you are back to APC. It’s just unfortunate.”